Triangle Terms Flashcards
1
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Angle Bisector
A
An Angle Bisector of a triangle is a line segment which bisects any angle of the triangle and terminates in the side opposite that angle
2
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Altitude
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An altitude of a triangle is a line segment drawn from any vertex of the triangle perpendicular to the opposite side. Every triangle has three altitudes
3
Q
Median
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A median of a triangle is a line segment drawn from an vertex of the triangle to the midpoint of the opposite side
4
Q
Perpendicular Bisector
A
The perpendicular bisector of the side of a triangle is a line segment that is both perpendicular to a side of a triangle and passes through its midpoint
5
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Centroid
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The intersection point for all three medians
